Phlox divaricata ‘Blue Moon’ – Wild Blue Phlox ‘Blue Moon’(B&B.DR.EC.FRG.GRD.H.HMR.M.NB.OP)

Ecosystem Services:
(B)-Birds                                             (B&B)-Birds & Butterflies

(BTF)-Butterflies                             (BW)-Black Walnut Resistant

(DR)-Deer Resistant                      (DRGHT)-Drought Resistant

(EC)-Erosion Control                    (EVR)-Evergreen

(FC)-Fall Color                                 (FRG)-Fragrant

(GRD)-Groundcover                      (H)-Host plant

(HMR)-Hummingbirds                (M)-Mammals

(MTH)-Moths                                   (N)-Nectar

(NB)-Native Bees                            (NST)-Nesting Material

(OP)-Other pollinators                 (RR)-Rabbit Resistant

(SHWY)-Showy                                (SPC)-Specimen Plant

Woodland phlox ‘Blue Moon’ is a native herbaceous perennial wildflower in the Polemoniaceae family that may grow 6 to 12 inches high.  Clumping or spreading horizontally it is often found growing on the forest floors in eastern North America.

Plant in partial to full shade in moist high organic material well-drained soils.  The leaves are opposite with a smooth margin. Fine hairs extend from the leaf margin. The stem is both hairy and sticky. Rose, lavender or violet-blue fragrant flowers first mature in spring and continue into early summer.

Some uses in the garden include rock gardens, border fronts, wild gardens, native plant gardens or naturalized areas. The showy flowers attract pollinators making it an excellent addition to a butterfly bee garden.   It is also an effective, shallow-rooted cover for early spring bulbs.

Host plant for the Pearl Crescent butterfly